Wheat-shocker.



PATENTED MAY 1, 1906.

`G. R. KBLTNER. WHEAT SHOCKER. APPLIOATION'IILED MkY 31; 1905.

SSHBBTS-SHBBT 14 WITNESSES.'

Tranne PATENTEDMAY l, 1905.

G. R. KELTNER.

WHEAT SHOGKER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 31, 1905.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WHA/5885s! PATE'NTED MAY l, 1906. G.- R. KELTNER.l WHEAT SHOGKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYBl, 1905.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 34 IHM! ` vented a new and of which the following is a full, clear, and ex- UNITED spares-"PATENT onrjron GEORG'ERQBERTT KELTNER, oF--coviNGroN, OKLAHorinjrnaeironn l WHEAT-s l- IooKEm l *l Aplllmim meid mi v31,1905. 4sein No. 263,653;-

i Nun, aciti'zen of, the'United States, anda resident/ of Covingtomin thecounty of Garl 5 eld and` Territory of Oklahoma, have in# F ImprovedWheat-Shocker, I

actdescription;

urpose of the invention is yto provide and effective construe- 'ti0n of Wheatshocker adapted for attachmentto a harvesting-machine, taking the place of tl1 e\ -eustomary bundleLcarrier, the saldshocker being so located with reference..

to the harvester`as toreceive vthebundles fromthebndingtablaof themachin'e. s.

A further purpose of the invention v is to provide a Wheat-shocker .so constructed that 81s itreceivesthe bundles they, are fed in,"

standlng position, butt. ,downward, u on a platformand .are .packed` in horizonta ly-located'I curvedy guard-arms. and wherein the platform at propertime isslid from beneathl thepacked bundles,

which. are thenv received upon a series of rhorizontal fingers, and upon said: fingers being automatically dropped the bundlesslidetherefrom -to .the ground. and the platform isi returned to its normal position tofreceive.other.bundles... Thev invention consists in the novelconvstruction and combination lof the. several parts, yas will be .hereinafter fully set. forth,

and pointed out the claims.

Reference is ation, irlwhich similar. characters oflreference indicate corresponding parts in all .the figures. `Figure 1 isa plan view of the .improved machine'. Fig., 2 is a horizontal :section taken aboutvcentrally through the machine.- Fig. 8 is atransverse sectionthrough the inachlne,rtakenu on `an venlarged-scale. Fig.4 is a bottornfp an view ofthe'machine, andi Fig. 5. isa detailview of the .partial-cover for: the hopper in which thel shocksare initially received I A vrepresents the axle, which` at its inner.

end iswattachedin 'any approved frnannertov the frame A.of a harvesting-machine,the ati. tachment being so consumated as to bring a.

. hopper Dyto be hereinafter described,l in close..

proximityto--t-he binding-tables .A2 ofthe Side bars B of suitable length are arranged in ward ends of the said side bars B.. are Inpreor ings 11, secured totheunder. face of .-thefsaidf u side b ars BV oftheframe at agpointabout cenv 1 '.trally between the ends of=the said .bars,' as is 26S bars, and `ond cross-bar 13 -is supported i oni the Said/75 are simultaneously operated by means;\ o f shifting-fork 22,= :the handlei 23;- whereof 51S' platform,wherethesaids vt harvester -as `the saidI hopper Dis adapted` to` receive thel-bundlesL-from the `-said table;4

y parallelism, crossing the-axlel.A,- andthe said each with 'a longitudinal channel 1,0., ThefQI-z.

igsland 2.

The MBA is.jouera-miams' illustratedin Figs. Zandeil' Aa represents ,a

brace.whichisjattachedto thefsad axle and.; 1

vis carried rearward beyond :the inner .'sid'ezof-f` the frame for Aattachmenttog,then' mower in .;f

:any suitable or approved manner',lso as tex- 7b steady 4the shocker- 1i B to. the

side bars B, as isshownfinFigs. 1. and.. Atm.;

.peripherally- Grooved pulley: 14? :is -locat'e d, ,f.v While a frictioifroller;lisfsiniilarly mounted l on 'the ,cross-,bar 1 3 between! suitable/guides 8,0

collars 1 6, as isshowninFigs.; 1 and 3.f Ver- La the axle A, and-thesebracketsyor standardaf;

'may beof anysuitableor. approved construe- .185

at its upper portion',--and inthesebearingsthe :i .end fof va. 'shaftv .18 is I nountedl ato tur-m1 the shaftbeing drivenfrom-t'heiaxieAingamanei'rx to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specificashaft 1 8, preferablyaat .its center,1 andvthisv s clutch-coller has its side .faces 19.i and 19.*? pro:

l vided with correspondinglyeforrnedz clutchdrums '20 and 21': faregmllntedttot-slideand s turn. loosely on .theshaftilS/,ygand f thesaid clutchfcollar 19, :the innerf-s'ide faces O fthe teeth .adapted for locking.' engagement. with arew are held` spaced a suitabledistance 11g-drums,

carried .to .the'.harvesterfpreferablyover the drums may be driven from the said clutchl c ollar; but the two drums 20 and 21 are never `simultaneously drivenff The standards C are shown connected-at the front by 'cross-bars 24 and lat the rear by cross-bars 25, and the winding-drums a'1'1d 21-are ada ted to control the 'movement of a platform ,which-platformisconstructed of connections, as the sideed a'l series of transverse strips having flexible' es of the platform are adapted to enter an to travel inthe grooves 10 ofthe side bars Band tomove up the curved forward portion of said 'side bar s. The said latform B is controlled in its movement in t e following manner: A cable -26is secured to the central ortion of the' platform B at its forward e ge through themedium of. a keeper 27 of any suitable yor ap roved construction, and the cable 26 is carried to the rear and over friction-rollers 28,

e'nd of the'cable 26 is carried'upward an located on the upperv and lower rear cross'- bars 25, above referred to, and then the u er orward over the drum 2.1`and is attached there; to.. A vsecond cable 29 its, connected with the keeper 27, and said second cable 29.-'1is ycarried upward underlthe'frictiorroller 15 vand the and will draw rearwardly onthe platform B until the platform is restored to its normal position, when both drums 20 and 21 `are carried out of engagement with the clutch-'colfb la'r 19 until-their servicesare again required. It may be here remarked that springs l34, attached to the bottom of the platform B andl to the under rear edge portions of the sidebars B, assist in bringing back the platform B to its normal position, the said springs be ing best shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

At the outer end of` he aXlej'A'a supporting-wheel 30 is mounted to turn','an d the hub of said wheel. is provided-with anz attached sprocket-wheel 31 ,connected by a-chainv32 with a larger sprocketfwheel 33, atthe'corre-l sponding end of the shaft 18, asis best shown inFig.-3`.

With reference to the .referred toas receivin binding-tables A2 vof t the bundles fromthe e harvester, the said Y ho per D is .L.-shaped in plan or cross-section and is suitably' su bar B ofthe shoe section .of the said hopper is'parallel withthe 011e 'bf thelther f 'the 'said wimiigvamaaigitanas,

rear transverse given an upwar front, upper yand lower `fingers d,

hopper D,heretofore `sidepoition of the hopper,

ported on the inner side er,xand the longitudinal while the which extends over the platform' Bf, 1s at ,251'

angle to .the-said binding-tables', as lscle'aiij, shown in Fig. 1 -wherein it is'also show/'1i'` that the outlet 35 for the 'hopper D is at the inner end of its transverse section or. the innerend' portion of such section which is overthe plat- .form B.

The upperportion of the longitudinalor ortionsof the hopper D are inclination, forming-.directing-plates 36 and, 3 6?, asis showntin Figs. 1 and 5, and an arched clearly in`Figl 5)- extends from, the directinglate. 36 sheaf is .discharge will pass under. drop into the bundle-passaga'while the heads Thus lwhen .a

butts. Therefore the wei hty o fthebundle guide-'plate 37 (shown i over, but is free om 'the binder the butt the guide-plate 37 'and willv will strike'upon the directing-plate 36', which l vplate prevents the heads from' following the 85 places it in a standing position in the passage- 'Y wa butt down.

ere the 'sections ofthe hop nect adjacent to the angularwa er' D con.' facing the .plates 37 are proy vided, andin these plates. three vertical shafts 38, 39, and 40 The "shaft 38, which is are mounted to turn,'as. is shown in Fig. 1 the said shafts being placed on triangular lines.'

the outer shaft or that located at 'the delivery end of the hopper, is vprovided with a grooved pulle 41 at its-,upper end vanda sprocketlwh e 42, forming a portion o f s'aid'pulley, to" gether' with a lower sprocket-wheelj43', and

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upper and lower sprocket-wheels '44 are secured to the intermediate shaft 39, responding sprocket-wheels'45 are attached vto theinner and forward shaft 40, as is yshown in Fig.'2, and the corresponding or horizonwhilecorf fs tally-'alining sprocket-wheels above referred '-f to carry endless belts 4 6,`which belts are pref i" erably two in number andare provided with series of pins 48, which extend' horizontally v In the operation ofthe belts from the belts. the' said pins travel in the hopper'D, the' walls of the hopper where the belts are located being slotted for the passage of thepins.' These pins 48 in the operation of the belts serve to i 'gradually move or slideI the bundles along in' the hopper D `andf'orce them out into `suitable receivers. three-in number and :consist of lcurved'springthe' upper portion lof the delivery end of the hopper, `one belowthe other and one Vbeing ,These receivers vare usually-v two of said fingers being located at curved-in 'op' ositedirections to'- the other, I I

and the 'thir l being curved in. the same direction as vthe uppermost finger at finger'is secured to the lower '1?5 H ythe same side; but the arrangementfof thesel ard-fingers may be varied when so. desired. f l

At the right-hand sideoftlie frame' a lower saddle-plate'49iscarried-from'thelower cross- 'jf bar- 2 5to the lower cross-bar24', and a' corre-v 'spendii-1g'y saddle-plate .v50 entends from :the

uppercross-barsand 24.l Thesetwo saddie-plates serve as bearings for a shaft E, havi g twocrank-arms e and positedirections. The .crank-shaft' is operated through the medium of a bevel-gear llsecuredtoitsfupper end, meshing with aV f similar gear. 52 .on theshaft 18,-` and on the 'saidshaft/.Ea pulley-53 is -likewise secured) connected byfa belt 54: Withthepulley 4 1 on the feed-shaft 38, asis shown in Fig. .i

located packing-fingers FandF :are empl y d, the packing-fing ot'ally.` ected at onabou'tflts .center with `the upper rank-arm e-of the shaft E, while the other and. lowerpacking-finger- F similarlyconnectedwith the lower crank-arme?,

' as is shownparticularlyin-Figs. 2 and 3. The 2 0 rear ends of these packing-fingers are preferably pointed and are free and have play be# tween the intermediate and the'loWer guardlingers d, as isshown in Figs. 1 and 2. :The

forward end ofthe packingyger F is pivotf 2 5 ally connected with a. link f, and. theorresponding end'of the lower packing-finger F .1s connectedwithv a link'f. The two links extend-n v(hrectiori of the right-hand side of .tl 1e'framewhere they are pivotall-y connected with forwardlysextending is shown inFigsl'andS.

The packing-lingers work across .each other in opposite directions and returnwith 'a rearward.thrus t, havinga spreading and packing action `atbo'th their forward and rearwardI movements, effectually distributing the .bun'

dles ofrgrain within theconiines ofthe guard iinge'rs Y A.transverse Vbar G ismounted in suitable 4o bearings `56,' extending down, preferably, fronrthe bearings l1 ofthe aXle A,.as is shown best in,Fig.. 3,and a series of rearwardly-eX-. tendlng dlscharge-ingers `.57 are carrledrear-.f-

wardlyfrom thesaid bar.,.the.iingers extend-` 4s shown in Fi-gs.l-, 2, andfl. ,i videdwith al'rearwardlysextending hori'zontal lug 5 8', fo-Ilvned upon the -upperportion of` 5o ltendadrmfnwarilly, as is shown in.Fig-. 2.

Springsl arel attachedjto the arms .60 and to the under face of theside'bars B of the` frame,

as is shownin F igl, thesaid springs being" to their nor.

' :adapted to ca rry'the-ngers157 5 5` mal or horizontal position .afterfthey have discharged the jbundlesgas islsliown particu larly in Fig. 2.

'its lful Athe d discharge-fingers AB has `reached its full brackets 55,`as

whereuponl the bundles will conve-i-ietl slide fromithemfas the Amachineadv'an'ves again assume. its; normal .position to furthe receivebundles from the hopper'l).V f

-ingfully to therear endof the frame, as is vThe bar G is pro..` .machines, a hopper adapted' to receivev the :bundles guard-.fingers for-the mounted for sliding `i'noveiinent .beneatlnt'l ,ally supported above;fthem.,lffact The bundles, however, .mustf temporarily remain on the saidfingers 57 j-and which projections when ythe platformiBlv is in forwardposition engage with tthe f1; latches lto release them from engagement with the projections 58 on the support for the discharging-lingers v 57, permitting ythem to drop at'such time. f In the operationof the machine thetwo` drums -aridf21-being out of lengag'fe'm'ent with the clutchcollar 19, the bundles maybe 'i fed into the hopper D, whereuponas the ma'` 75 *l chine is drawn forward the feed-belts' 46 willV continue to carry the bundles, butt down, into the space encircled .by the guardiiingersd',

the buttsof the bundles resting ontheplat-f form B', thejpacking-fingersF-and mean# while causing the ,bundles to Close uP within"`v` 1 When a suiiicient quantityof bund es has. .beenthusv packed'within the guard-fingers d, rum -20 isplacedin engagement withth'e -'8 5 clutch-collar l 9, ytherebysettingl saidA 'drum Ato revolving, and the drum will-.wind the-cable*-gf` 'l l2,9 thereon, and thusldrawthe' platform Bti .up to the front portion; of the machine. filles i i?. si

the .platformlea'ves that portion of-theffranie over whichl i they guard-fingers d' are loca-ted f- 2 the -buttspf the bundles will rest upon the? 57,` and when 'gthe-fplatfrmf forward position tliel projections 63 fromthe-platform-wil f latches 62-'and permit the discharg "fU",D

57 to drop to the ground at theirreiij; en

The drum .21'fislthe`n placed .in enga'gem'en w1th the clutch-collar *19, the dr simultaneously moved yout-of Contact wit-l .draw the platform rearward 'and causefit to Having 7- thus described my invention?,

claimas new anddesireto secure by-Letteis bundles? vrceivingthem. from the hopper, f eedwzd'evires operating 'within .the." hopper, a platform uard-fingers, means efor..moving tlieaplat'-y ornrtoand from the gualrdfhngers, discharge lng-lingers jpi'votally` 'sniiunted beneath.` the platform and latohesvfor said fingers.. pivot-5; ,r

mallyhold thenrirrian-upper position,.and'lu means for releasing the .latches atthe forward 1 movement of the platforms".

2. In,shocker.:attachments forharvestuigi machines, a hopper adapted to receive the forni.,v latches for the discharge-fingers, pivoted Labove them, means for re easing the said latchesag-the forward movement of the plat` form, packing-fingers operatin collectively within the space encircled by t e guard-fingers, and means, for imparting a rotary movement tothe packing-fingers, and also' a thrusting movement.

i machines, a hopppradapted to receive the bundles, guardguard-fingers, means for moving the plat' 'ceiving them from the hopper, feed devices operatin -within the hopper, a platform mounte for sliding movement beneath the rm to and froml the guard-fingers, discharge- I oted above them, means for releasin the said they vare latches at the forward movement o the platform, packing-fingers o eratin gers means or imparting arotarymovement to the packing-fingers,- and also a thrusting for automatically returntion when their lload is discharged, and a mountin for thel packing-fingers, whereby 0th operated from the `same/shaft, one located above the other, andworking yin zparallell lanes. i l 4. In s ocker attachments for harvesting" machines, -a wheel-supported skeleton frarr e, a (platform having sl1 ing movement in the si1 e members of the frame, a ldrive-shaft, bearings therefor, a driving connection between tlie drive-shaft and a su shaftj andhaving clutch-teeth inl opposite faces, winding-drums loosely mounted on.

drurrs and being secured thereto, asecond cable leading from the forward portion of the platform: rearward, roller-supports for the said second cable, which second cable is carried upward over thesecond drum-,whereby when one drum is in engagement Wlth the clutch-collar the platform 1s brought to its rear or normal position. l

5. In shocker attachments for harvestinggers for the bundles, re-v p collectively .within-the s ace encirc ed by t re guard-fin.-

porting-wheel [of the frame, a collarsec'urev on the drivea clutch-face for engagement with a.

' machines, a wheel-sul ported frame, a platform slidably mounte inthe said frame 'and means for moving the said platform forward` and. rearward, 'a hopper adapted to receive bundles, located on t e framev and extending over a portion ofthe platform, feed devices operating within the said hopper, guard-iin-y l gers extending overthe plat orm from the outlet end of the hopper, a drive-shaft, means l, v i p for operating the sal 3. lIn shocker attachments for harvestingdrive-shaft from a suportmg-wheel of the frame, a shaft driven om the drive-shaft and provided withv two olppositely-directed crank-arms, one abovel t e other, packing-fingers pivoted between Atheir ends one to each of the said crank-arms, brackets extending forwardly from the frame at one side thereof, links pivotally connecting the saidbrackets. with the'forward ends of the said. ackingngersand means for drivin the eed devices in the hopper from the s a1d drive-shaft. l y

6. In shocker attachments for harvestingvmachines, a wheel-su ported frame, a platform slidably mounte in the saidframe and f means for moving the said(platform forward and rearward, Aa hopper a apted to receive bundles, located on the frame yand extending ,over a portion of the platform., feed devices operating within the said hop er, guard-fingers extendin over the platform from the putlet end of. t e hop er, a drive-shaft, means' or o porting-wheel of the. frame, ashaftdriven from the drive-shaft and provided with two o positely-directed crank-arms, one above t e other, packing-fingers pivoted between erating the sal drive-shaft from a sup-. A

their ends, one. to each ofsaid crank-arms, l'

brackets extending-forwardly from theframe at one side thereof, links pivotally connecting the said brackets with the forward ends of the said packing-fingers, means for driving the feeding devices in the hopper from the said drive-shaft, a tension-controlled bar located beneath the platform and independent thereof, discharging-fingers extending rearward from the said bar to the rearl end or.- tion of the franf. e, latches for the vsaid ar,- norrr ally holding the saiddischarging-fingers in an'u er horizontal, osition, and trips for the said)i)atches, locate 'at the rear end of the latform and operating on said latches to reease them when said platform is in its forward position.

In testimony nan-.e to this specification in thepresence ofv two subscribing witnesses.

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whereof I have signed my 4 GEORGE ROBERT KEiJrNER.

Witnesses: i

. O. E. HEL'roN,

C. H. BLACK. 

